What does second hand mean?
Definitions for second hand
ˈsɛk ənd ˌhænd for 1 ; ˈsɛk ənd ˈhænd for 2,3sec·ond hand
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Princeton's WordNet
second handnoun
an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'
"he could learn at second hand from books"
second handadverb
hand marking seconds on a timepiece
second handadverb
from a source of previously owned goods
"I prefer to buy second hand"
Wiktionary
second handnoun
On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Second-hand
is sometimes used adjectively. Not original; not primary.
Some men build so much upon authorities, they have but a second-hand or implicit knowledge. John Locke.
They are too proud to cringe to second-hand favourites in a great family. Jonathan Swift, to Gay.
Second-handnoun
Possession received from the first possessor.
Wikipedia
second hand
A second hand good is one purchased by or otherwise transferred to a second or later end-user.
ChatGPT
second hand
Second hand refers to items or goods that have previously been owned or used by someone else before being sold or given to another person. It can also refer to information or knowledge received indirectly or hearsay.
Wikidata
Second Hand
Second Hand is an album by Mark Heard, released in 1991, on Heard's own Fingerprint Records. The album was listed at #4 in the book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. At the 4th Annual Americana Music Association Honors & Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in September 2005, Buddy Miller received the Album of the Year Award for his Universal United House of Prayer, and the opening track of that album, a cover of Heard's "Worry Too Much", won the Song of the Year Award.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of second hand in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of second hand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of second hand in a Sentence
Philippine Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra:
Our government is prepared to face any inquiry if the same becomes necessary to disabuse the minds of those who rely on or give undue credence to selective, if not biased, second-hand information.
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung:
For Taiwan, what we want is first-hand information. Any second-hand information slows down any actions we take, and distorts our judgement about the epidemic, like we're unable to see the woods for the trees, but if we can we get first-hand information within the organisation, we can see the whole picture and can react proactively by creating various systems or policies.
Chief Executive Eric Trappier:
There is strong pressure on prices across the whole (Falcon) range, this price war comes not only from the (new) market but also second-hand planes.
With the amount of second-hand stock on the market currently extremely limited, house prices could continue to surprise on the upside even after the stamp duty holiday takes a little heat out of demand.
What we were told second hand was that there wasn't enough time, i know that every second is planned out for the President every day, but three minutes ? Three or four minutes ? I think he could spare that.
Translations for second hand
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- اليد الثانيةArabic
- brugtDanish
- SekundenzeigerGerman
- dua manoEsperanto
- segunda manoSpanish
- دست دومPersian
- sekuntiviisari, sekuntiosoitinFinnish
- trotteuseFrench
- सेकंड हैंडHindi
- tangan keduaIndonesian
- seconda manoItalian
- 中古Japanese
- секундарникMacedonian
- sekundviserNorwegian
- secondewijzerDutch
- sekundvisarNorwegian Nynorsk
- bruktNorwegian
- [[ponteiro]] [[dos]] [[segundos]]Portuguese
- sekundvisareSwedish
- ikinci elTurkish
- צווייטע האנטYiddish
- 二手的Chinese
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